Moline High School - M Yearbook (Moline, IL)

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8 Extemp M B M L H k BllR Mol1ne Hlgh s forens1c act1v1t1es cul m1nated 1n the presentat1on of the three extemporaneous speakmg contests all held on the home platform The first of these was a local el1m1nat1on contest held Aprll 13 The w1nn1ng speakers and the1r subjects were B111 Rueckert Hltler s Rh1neland Move Soares Europe Marg or1e Baumgarten Cubans Governed By Dlctator Myrna F1scher, I C C Orders Lower Rates Leo Henr1ckson Edward VIII Th1rd place honors went to Myrna F1SCh er second place was captured by Marg or1e Baumgarten and B111 Rueckert cop ped first place A strong Rock Island team defimtely swamped the Mol1ne speakers on Apr1l 15 On Apr11 16 a local contest to select the Northwest Conference represen tat1ve was held by Mr La1n 1n the speech classroom In th1s el1m1nat1on contest B111 Rueckert earned the pos1t1on of N W C representat1ve Northwest Conference schools journeyed to the Maroon aud1tor1um on Frlday Apr1l 17 and managed to push the host school represented by B111 Rueckert 1nto th1rd place Mr Rueckert 1S ably qual liied for speech work because lt IS h1S custom to ga1n pract1ce by dropp1ng 1nto the Book Exchange or some other loaf ers habxtat and a1r1ng h1s pet VIEWS about mlscellaneous questlons of the day . . , . . . . i . . I . H . , ' 9 ' . 3? ' - l ' If ! ' . 77 ' If , . . . . Y! ' ? 9 ll fi I I - 7 , - arjorie aumga n yrna Fischer l . eo enric S i uecker! . 7 , . . i . . . . 7 Y ! 7 l I - 9 , . . . . .

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'Q MEllCkll MBbG D Lzterary Coaches An important faculty trio holds the ary groups of the school Miss Ella Cockrell head of the Eng 11sh department business manages the Junior and senior plays faculty advises the Line 0 Type and badg ers the Literary association into ac tion Continually marking on her desk with her ever present Parker eversharp clenched in her right hand and running the left hand through her snowy hair she carries out order from the chair of 88 with its beautl ful hand crocheted cushion Coaching three major productions of the year the A D C Junior and Dramatic club plays and the debate squad gives Miss Barbara Garst rather a l1on s share of the work Saturday labor and promptness to the minutest degree consituting her prime man1as she dominates her Ju want to find a place in the corner of her heart shower her with pictures and stories of the Magnificent Swede for there you'11 find her Achille s heel His swivel chair undoubtedly the most comfortable seat in the entire school is no minor necessity to Mr Dolph Lain as from this pos1t1on of utmost ease he calmly coaches the senior play girls declamation and boys oratory corrects M proof during his more peaceful interludes He has an infant daughter Diane who will make a very beautiful senior play lead in her day f195'?j though Daddy may not be here to coach Oh yes We almost forgot to mention a certificate of honor from Bemto Mus sol1n1 on his classroom wall makes him well qualified to direct anything. 7 I I r--9 V- ,, , 'Q' h h ef i is: oc re iss ar ara arst Mr. olph Lain O guiding reins and check of the liter- veniles with terrific energy. If you . , , n a . , . 77 . . . , I , 0 a , - . 9 . . . . . . . - , . . , . s o , 0 ' ' ! 7 7 i C4 il . , . . .- , 7 ! , 0 0 I, . . , . c , . I . , 1 . . 1

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Forenslcs opened w1th the selectlon of the glrls declamatlon team Ten g1rls were entered 1n the local contest, and the lucky SIX were chosen from a wealth of eager mater1al Carol Nelson, June Leeper and Thada Benbrook captured the iirst three places 1n the order named MarJor1e Batchelor, Helen Mledke and Jeannette Blomgren were the other three successful contestants Three traged1es ' Paul1ne Pavlovna ' The Eyes of the Bl1nd, and Humor esque and three comedles Aunt Elnora's Hero ' ' Patron's Day at the V1llage School, and Buy a Dog Lady'7 caused aud1ences to expenence both laughs and sobs In the Trlangu lar clashes w1th East Mol1ne and Rock Island, Mol1ne won the former and lost the latter, but 1n both the Maroon con testants galned 1nd1v1dual honors I these contests June Leeper a Jumor, as representatlve to the new Northwest Conference at Galesburg On the way to Galesburg, June was very calm unt1l she was W1th1n ten m1les of Galesburg Then, as Mr La1n 1nforms us she began to develop a moderate case of the knock1ng knees Facmg the aud1ence, however, June d1d very fine work and scared herself 1nto thlrd place Gzrls Declamatzon MJ dB Mdk C . . . , , . . , . . , ' l ! - . . - Q . , , Cl ' if CC - Q! ' . ll 7 ' ' 7 I 7 ' ,I fl 1 77 ' ' . . . . ' n , , . . captured first honors and was selected ar'orie Batchelor Tha a enbrook - Jeanette Blomgren june Leeper ' Eileen ie e arol N l ' v